Vasco & Piero's Pavilion Restaurant in City of London, Westminster

I'm simply embarrassed that I have never been here before in the forty years I've been coming to London. I am very fortunate that a friend knows it well and we arranged to meet and have lunch here. The restaurant doesn't advertise, it doesn't need to. It has a steady stream of regulars both lunch and evening. And the food is glorious. As Michael Winner might say, the Burrata was historic and undoubtedly the best I have ever tasted. The cherry tomatoes were sweet and full of flavour as if picked straight from the garden. I followed with the baked Tuscan sausages and words can't really do justice to such a beautifully cooked dish. Inexpensive food made to lift the heart and soul. Paul made us very welcome and we left him to choose some delicious Sicilian wine. Nearest tube is Oxford Circus. Two courses are around £40. Don't delay, but probably best to book in advance.

Quality Italian food with a good balance of flavours. Excellent wines.

Fantastic Italian eatery in Soho! Food was excellent, as was the service, staff were attentive but without smothering you. Good selection of Italian wines and we were recommended an excellent Rossi di Montalcino when the wine we’d chosen wasn’t available. Would definitely recommend and go back ourselves!!

As good an Italian meal you will get anywhere in London combined with very welcoming experience

I don’t know of a more consistent restaurant in London , have been a patron for over 40 years in its many forms. Highly recommend

This is a regular haunt of ours and it never disappoints. Great food in a lovely restaurant

Excellent experience on our first time at restaurant. Will recommend. Well met by owner and host. The meal and wine was excellent

We went for a midweek lunch and there was only one other person in, all looking very smart but felt out of place. My pasta was nice but only warm. I found it super expensive and not worth the experience. Won’t come back.

Food generally good here but not good enough to justify the prices any more. This review is based on a day when the restaurant was crowded and the waiting staff were very inexperienced. Previous times at V&P (and I've been eating off and on there since the original restaurant above the Academy Cinema) have been good.

Food was good and nicely presented. Service was excellent. For us, a little pricey.

Lovely 3 course meal, service was spot on and attentive. Classic negroni was perfection. Cod main course was cooked beautifully. Highly recommended and will definitely return.

Have had the pleasure of visiting the restaurant since the 1980’s in various locations. It continues to provide excellent service and food is very high class. We live in California however when in U.K. we always find time to visit

Watch out for the £17.50 bottles of beer. The food was fabulous!

I have been eating in Vasco & Piero's for years. I have never had a poor meal there or walked away wondering would I come back. The opposite, when I book I look forward to the ambience, the staff, the wonderful full Negronis and the short but excellent menu. I try NOT to order the Tuscan sausage, because I order it every time! This week I managed to veer towards the prawn linguine which was excellent and I say this after a week of eating fabulous food in Milan.

Excellent as usual. This restaurant never disappoints.

We reserved the glass room for our birthday celebration for 13 people which still leaves you open to the atmosphere of the main restaurant if you wish (as we did). I’ve been going to V&P when it was in Poland street for many years and whilst I’m in London less these days it was fantastic to be back. The food and wine were excellent, the service similarly so and a thoroughly good night was had by all. Thank you.

Ristorante trovato grazie alle recensioni su TripAdvisor....non posso che dare una conferma a tutto ciò che di positivo è stato già scritto! Primi davvero ottimi.... tagliatelle al ragù buonissime come quelle fatte in casa dalla nonna. Porzioni generose...Sorbetto stellare!!! Prezzi nella media. Se avete voglia di mangiare italiano a Londra.... questo è il posto giusto! Consigliato!

The two pastas we had were one a crab fair to middling the other a ragu extremely disappointing - sorry to say the place has lost the allure it once had.

This is our favourite Italian in London. The owner is just lovely and you can just see the passion and its very authentic Italian/Umbrian and a family run establishment. Then the food!! Stunning! I'd recommend the souffle, its one of my favourites - ever, along with the Ragu (I get it every time) and the Tiramisu is so creamy and top 2 We've ever had! Just can't recommend this place enough along with all their friendly staff and amazing wines <3

Quality of food was abysmal. Very bland, expensive, hugely disappointing.

Amazing food in elegant setting with really outstanding, friendly and non intrusive attentive service. Will def come back!

We hadn't been here before,but reviews were good.This is a family restuarant,really lovely atmosphere.Food was superb.We were given a little taster to start with and my Husband was given a free desert which was such a nice jesture.When we're back in London,we will definately eat here again.

A superb lunch. The staff were attentive and fun. It was a pleasure to find such relaxed yet professional & hard working young people. The room was lovely and menu varied enough to suit us all. We will definitely be back!

Excellent waitstaff, food was average without much interest. The cocktails were very good.

Had lunch and selected from yesterday's menu (apparently it is updated daily). Anyways the food was of standard level and small servicings - which is fine by me when lunch, however I hope they are just a tad bigger for dinner. The beers offered are narrowed down to a choice between two (Italian brands) - not impressed. I know! this is a Italian restaurant and I like my wine, but for lunch it's better with a beer instead of wine...

Lovely meal and drinks, elevated by the superb service. Alexandra could not have been more welcoming or accommodating. From the warm welcome to the final farewell, we felt thoroughly spoiled. The food was very nice and a good selection. Fresh homemade pasta, tasty starters and mains with a very quaffable and affordable red wine. Would recommend this place.

Had a fantastic meal - everything was superb! The waitress was fantastic - the right balance of friendliness and professionalism. All the staff were excellent.

Very nice sardines to start, followed but excellent linguine with prawns, and a lovely Tiramisu.

Great service - really helpful as we all arrived at different times and love the glass room thank you again!

Wonderful restaurant - a real find. Quality of food was amazing - fantastic ingredients and flavours. We had a trained chef, a vegan and a garlic intolerance amongst our group and yet everyone had a gorgeous meal. Lovely, quirky staff also really made the experience one to remember.

Interesting experience, quiet restaurant when we were there - looks like the restaurant is being renovated which it probably needs. Menus could really do with updating. Service was very friendly however and the food was good if a little butter-heavy.

Excellent all round - staff made a couple of mistakes but dealt with very well. Will be going back for sure

Great traditional family-owned Italian in a quiet side street in Soho.

This is our third time here and on each occasion we have had the same 5* experience. If you yearn for the experience of genuine warm hospitality pre-Covid then this is the restaurant for you. We have come as a group of 8, a quick family dinner for 3 and as a birthday party of 5. The staff are warm and welcoming and on each occasion we can see there are very many regulars. There is no fixed time restriction for when you need to return the table and you can come for 1 course or 3 (or more) and the welcome will be the same. Many staff have been here for some time and know what great hospitality looks like and delivers. The chef knows how to cook and is sensitive to any changes to dishes that may be required. We came with a friend whose diet can’t take many of the usual cooking ingredients and this was dealt with as if a matter of course with still delicious results. Go and enjoy.

We had a lovely family dinner here Enjoyed great service and wonderful food and wine. This was the first visit to the new restaurant/location. It’s not as ‘cosy’ as Poland Street but still very nice. We will return again soon.

V&Ps was so worth going to! We weren’t sure what to expect due to the photos of food on the website but my friends and I were pleasantly surprised. Food and service were amazing! We were out for a friend’s birthday and let the staff know ahead of time. They gave us two starters we hadn’t ordered as a “treat” and all the staff came out to sing happy birthday to my friend when they brought out the dessert. Staff were super friendly and engaging to all their customers. Myself and my friends all agreed to return another time with our families. :-)

Very welcoming excellent food and service. This restaurant is consistently good and why we visit as a couple or with friends when we come into London to the theatre

Is there a better Italian restaurant in London? I doubt it. The care and attention to quality of ingredients, expert cooking, and attentive service is of course all in evidence but there is more - Vasco's heritage is ever present. After more than fifty years this restaurant is as relevant today as ever and the tradition is being faithfully carried on by Paul and his hard working team.

Without a doubt our favourite place. Each time (and there have been many) we have never experienced anything less than a warm welcome, superb service, cosy ambience and easily the best food and wine in London. V&P is a terrific place run and staffed by wonderful people we’ve come to cherish - can’t recommend it highly enough.

Food, service and ambience was excellent….. highly recommend for fresh well cooked Italian dishes.

So glad we came here. After extensive looking through reviews as there are so many in London. Settled on here and it did not disappoint. Walked past it twice as scaffolding all over the front of restaurant which is a shame, but didn't detract once inside. Food gorgeous Traditional Italian. Food made with love and kindness, and great wine recommended too. Will come back if in this area again. We'll done team

Amazing meal, and it feels like a real gem of a find. A neighbourhood restaurant in the middle of everything! Special mention for handling a food allergy better than any other restaurant I have seen.

Lovely staff .Nice food . Expensive for a bowl of pasta

Very warm and welcoming. Delicious food. Great selection.

I loved the food, atmosphere and friendliness of this place. Me and a group of friends had a fun evening of celebration. Nice selection of dishes, the menu is updated regularly! My only slight complaint was that I booked months in advance for a birthday party. I made a point of asking if it was wheelchair accessible which I was told it was. I was then told a few days before that in fact it isn't. I was glad they phoned before hand otherwise it would have ruined the evening. I would go back but not with someone using a wheelchair.

Excellent food and excellent service! I will definitely return.

I went with two friends who eat here often and totally understand why. The Umbrian style menu is excellent. The staff are good and know exactly how to pace service. Their wine list is very wide but features 4 recommended Montefalco wines and we thought the red very good. As we split up we all agreed to meet there in July. There can be no better recommendation.

An enjoyable lunch for a first visit. Bruschetta, Burrata and orange salad starters all delicious and well presented. The Cod main was great. We didn't have wine but drinks we had all prepared well.

Reliably excellent. Enjoyed an unrushed and delicious midweek lunch. Highly recommended.

Great and innovative food, friendly service and helpful advice on food and wine. Tops the list for me of many great Italian restaurants in London.

Lovely restaurant. Delicious food. Very attentive and friendly staff. What else do you need?

Starters were very good. Mains were fine, the pappardelle lamb and the sea bass were good, the calves liver & cabbage ‘ok’. Desserts were alright…disappointed that panettone pudding was not available, as nor was the Soave.

Lake of flavour in most dishes.Service a little spasmodic!

Fabulous as ever. Great authentic Italian food in a gloriously relaxed venue with fab service. A favourite!

The staff is always attentive and welcoming and the menu is varied and dishes are well prepared. It is one of our go to restaurants when we visit London for theatre and museum exhibitions.

Very enjoyable evening - good food and service!! Many restaurants post Covid have ramped up prices : here is the counter- example which represents good value!!!

Delightful little gem hidden in the bustle of Soho. The food is truly outstanding - the cod was possibly the best fish dish I have ever eaten. Great service too - will definitely be back.

A beautiful meal with friends after a theatre matinee. The play finished earlier than I thought, but we took a chance on being allowed in an hour early and the charming front of house manager seated us by the open window, which was perfect on a sunny spring evening. All the staff were friendly, discreetly attentive and took care checking ingredients for two of our party with allergies. The food was superb and we can recommend the sea bass. This was the first time any of us had eaten at Vasco & Piero's and we all thoroughly enjoyed our evening there.

Wonderful restaurant. Great to have a slightly different menu than every other Italian restaurant. Staff were quite attentive and prices were reasonable for Soho. We will definitely be going back again soon!

A quick pre theatre dinner but still the whole experience was very good. Lovely welcome, order taken swiftly and food arrived freshly prepared and delicious. The homemade Parmesan crisps are not to be missed. Will be back.

We had a fantastic meal here - really good ingredients, carefully sourced, beautifully prepared, and delivered with lovely service. Top notch and a great experience.

We had an amazing time and the food was out of this world would recommend -we were in a group of 14 and the service was outstanding.

Wonderful experience with delicious Italian food served in a very efficient and cheerful way

I chose Vasco & Piero's for an annual reunion of old friends, and particularly because of the Glass Room which promised to afford some privacy. From the word go the staff could not have been more attentive, and the food and wine were excellent; as a result the ambience was perfect, and the venue was universally applauded. Thank you for a superb evening - we will certainly hope to return next year!

This is a wonderful restaurant that delivers in all areas but for a foodie like myself- their excellent daily refreshed menu based on what they have access to on the day never disappoints. If you have not been you are one meal away from being a regular.

Lovely friendly staff and great food. We had dinner on Friday evening and really enjoyed our experience. The food was delicious and well presented. Traditional style restaurant which is a pleasure to visit.

Great food and Service. My wife had Cod and I had the Tuscan Sausages both were superb. If you are looking for authentic freshly made Italian food this is the place. Hopefully will return soon.

Tasty food, amazing ambience. Great selection of wines and desserts to die for.

One of the best restaurants we know. A different approach to Italian cuisine from the usual. Service is professional without being formal or stuffy.

An exceptional yellow fin tuna carpaccio, Parmesan chips, Tuscan sausage, home-made pasta. Very friendly welcoming service. Ambience and setting gives plenty of space and no intrusive music… just hum of conversation.

Very friendly and helpful staff, made our friends birthday very enjoyable. Food was delicious and filling. Atmosphere in the restaurant also very pleasant. Overall very happy with the evening. Definitely recommend

Ad always ! Always great! Excellent service from Paul and the team- as always !

The food at Vasco is always on par for them which is excellent! I like that the main stay favorites are always there but with a seasonally changing menu as well. The wine list provides a wide range of options. But the best part about eating at Vasco is that the service is always attentive and extremely knowledgeable and helpful. We live in the USA and have been going to this restaurant for years and will continue to do so!

the food was very good and the service was friendly and quick

Sadly (for the restaurant) it was very quiet but my friend & I enjoyed our meal very much. The staff are welcoming & delightful, and the food is exquisite. A little pricey but we had delicious pasta dishes as our mains which we thought were reasonably priced. A lovely restaurant and we'll definitely return.

Apart from the delectable dishes, the service truly stood out. Despite a slight hiccup with our dessert order being forgotten, our server, who was excellent throughout the evening, went above and beyond to rectify the situation and handled it with grace and sincerity, offering profuse apologies. To make amends, she generously treated each of us to a complimentary glass of Prosecco, even though our party consisted of six guests. The highlight of the evening was undoubtedly the outstanding desserts, and to our delight, they graciously waived the dessert charges for all of us. Their efforts to rectify the mistake exceeded our expectations by a significant margin.

Really authentic Umbrian food and wine with great, friendly staff.

Arrived early and was greeted by friendly welcoming staff. Delicious fresh food served by attentive staff. Lovely atmosphere. Little gem, will definitely be back.

Amazingly friendly staff. They were so attentive. Guilia was the stand out member of staff. We were given some extra tasters which definitely made us want to return and try more delicious dishes.

As usual it was just wonderful. This restaurant never fails to please.

We had an exceptional lunch. The food and service was brilliant . With the rain pouring down out side it was the perfect place to sit and chat for a couple of hours.

My daughter had an amazing 21st birthday. Thank you so much

Beautiful Italian food in a lovely setting. Great service.

As close to eating in Italy as one could wish for. All the staff, under the able leadership of Alex, work at speed with charm and friendliness abounding. Tuna and pasta exceptional. Great atmosphere. A treat to return again

I love Vasco & Peiro's because it is always simple food cooked to perfection in a marvellous atmosphere with good service. For a West End restaurant it is also satisfactory value for money. What more can you want for a memorable occasion? Many thanks Nigel

Consistently one of the best restaurant experiences London has to offer.

This is my favourite restaurant in London, has been for a very long time.

Lovely setting with attentive service. The food, especially the calves liver, was excellent.

My friends and I had a wonderful authentic Italian meal here. Dishes particularly enjoyed were the sardines, burrata caprese, Tuscan sausages with cannellini beans, tagliatelli with pork and beef ragu and hazelnut ice cream. We'll definitely return!

Fabulous experience . Wonderful food staff atmosphere. Can’t wait to return

Good food, reliable experience. Works well for business or seeing friends.

Excellent as always. A gem in Soho. I will be back

A lovely Italian in the heart of Soho. Always a very warm welcome and a great place to spot the occasional celebrity!

First of many visits was 30 years ago, this lunch was better than ever. An outstanding calf's liver main dish!

Friendly service, delicious food and excellent wine

Excellent food and attentive staff, and NO piped music. :-)

We both thought the food was first-class, the people were just lovely and the wines excellent. I haven't been for a few years and am now asking myself why. We'll be back soon. Thank you.

Really nice meal with friendly staff as we were going to the theatre we ate early and the restaurant was quiet, we want to go back again to try when there is more atmosphere.

Really lovely Italian food. Had Calves Lives, home-made tagliatelle and a superb Tiramisu.

Excellent food and service would highly recommend. The burrata and Chicken Liver starters were exceptional.